ICANN-ASWG SWOT Analysis (Draft)

Civil Society

Business

Government

Multi-stakeholder decision making model for engaging with the community

Capacity Building and awareness fell

Regionalized Number Resources management policy - single Internet

Current ecosystem made of dedicated and engaged volunteers.

ICANN's meetings in Africa every two year

Benefit by participating through ICANN Fellowship program (Education & development)

Successful and Regionalized and Integrated Number Resources management policy - single Internet

Track record of strong support by dedicated and engaged volunteers

Provision of Fellowship program to ensure african attendance

Regionalized Number Resources management policy - single Internet

experts Volunteer to use

Multi-stakeholder bottum up mecanism for engaging with the community in decision making

IGF at national and regional level

GAC high level meeting

AUC participation in GAC

Weakness

Absence of clear regionalization Strategy at ICANN

Weak ICANN presence on the continent

Absence of domain name industry

Absence of content and application industry.

Poor participation of AFRICA to ICANN process.

Poor/inefficient outreach to African governments

Lack of transparency

Poor communication toward AFRICA

Weak ccTLD management in the region - absence of regional meetings

Weak participation of African private sector

No impact on growth of the domain name industry

Poor relationships with African ccTLDs

No clear link with the AF*

Poor representation of Africans on the Board

Weak ICANN presence on the continent

Weak African domain name industry and associated Business.

Poor participation of AFRICAN Businesses and ICANN domain name constituencies and its related initiatives (New GTLD).

Ineffective outreach to African governments in respect to their role in developing domain name Industry.

Inefficient communication toward AFRICA.

Weak multi-stakeholder decision-making model and regional balance.

Lack of Training capacity for skill required for domain name business and associated program.

Weak ccTLD management

Absence of clear internationalization Strategy at ICANN

Luck ICANN presence on the continent

Domain name industry in it infancy

Poor participation of AFRICA in ICANN process.

Inefficient outreach to African governments

Lack of transparency

Poor communication toward AFRICA

Weak management and luck of support of african ccTLD

Luck of outreach to African business

Representation of African interest on the Board

luck of qualified african experts

Opportunity

Emerging Internet continent, usage by youth

Majority of next billion Internet users will more likely come from Africa.

Internet Innovation driven by Mobile Technology: Current outstanding growth of the mobile telephony implies majority of next Internet users will be from Africa; thus, a need for specific projects for Africa

Untapped emerging market

Office in Africa

Growing interest of key actors. Government and emerging Industry

Highly qualified experts

ICANN’s image and perception to be increased through contribution to the growth of a continental Internet economy

ICANN's legitimacy to grow with more participation from African communities, namely at GAC level

Develop IDN to boost content in Africa

Africa region as an Emerging economy and Internet market

Internet Innovation and growth driven by a boom in Mobile Technology

Growing potential market in the domain Name Industry.

Growing interest of key actors in ICANN processes.

Highly qualified experts.

Potential growth of GDP and youth employment

Growth of ICAN legitimacy due to internationalization through increased African Participation

Emerging Internet ecosystem with the Majority of next billion Internet users will come from Africa